- osteosuture
- SYN: osteorrhaphy.
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os·teo·su·ture (osґte-o-soo″chər) [osteo- + suture] osteorrhaphy.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
osteosuture
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osteorrhaphy — Wiring together the fragments of a broken bone. SYN: osteosuture. [osteo + G. rhaphe, suture] * * * os·te·or·rha·phy (os″te orґə fe) [osteo + rrhaphy] the suturing or wiring of bones … Medical dictionary
